Ben Bragdon

Staff Writer

Ben Bragdon is managing editor of the Sun Journal. Prior to that, he was deputy managing editor for news at the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Ben was previously editorial page editor for those newspapers and Central Maine Sunday for more than 10 years. Before that, he was managing editor for weekly newspapers at Current Publishing in Westbrook. He began his career as a reporter at the Piscataquis Observer in Dover-Foxcroft and editor at the Moosehead Messenger in Greenville. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Boston University.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Affordable housing project uses material with a lot of potential for Maine

by The Editorial Board July 17, 2020July 16, 2020

Cross-laminated lumber is one of a group of new products that could play a big role in the state economy.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Racist NFL team name finally going away

by The Editorial Board July 15, 2020July 15, 2020

We should all wonder what took so long.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Getting students back to school should be the country’s top priority

by The Editorial Board July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

We have to dedicate ourselves to doing the right thing elsewhere, all over the country and all at once, in a way we haven’t yet really pulled off during the pandemic.